President
Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari, who was admitted into Cedarcrest
Hospital, Abuja, following injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident, is
ready to
be discharged.
According to
a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday, the Medical Director of the Hospital,
Dr Felix Ogedegbe, confirmed the “cheery news.’’
Adesina
quoted Ogedegbe as saying that Yusuf Buhari underwent successful emergency
surgical operations carried out by a team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic
surgeons. A statement issued by Ogedegbe read: “Mr Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, son
of His Excellency President Buhari, was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospitals
Abuja in the late hours of the Dec. 26, 2017, following injuries sustained as a
rider of a motorcycle.
“Following initial stabilization, he was taken into
intensive care. He underwent successful emergency surgical operations the
following morning carried out by our team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic
surgeons. “Over the following week, his condition improved remarkably and he
was transferred from intensive care to the ward. “He has remained stable ever
since and has continued to make remarkable progress. He is now ready to be
discharged.
Vanguardngr reported that “His extremely speedy response to treatment so far is testimony to
the world-class early care he has received here in Cedarcrest, Abuja. “We are
grateful to His Excellency, President Buhari and Her Excellency the First Lady
Mrs. Aisha Buhari for the confidence in us and for allowing us to look after Yusuf.
“This show of confidence goes a long way to strengthen our collective belief in
our resolve to offer world-class health care locally. Ogedegbe also lauded the
efforts of the two ministers of health, hospital team for their dedication and
hard work during the operations. He added: “We are extremely grateful to our
entire hospital team for their dedication and hard work during this period.
“We
are also grateful to the Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health,
and the eminent advisory team of specialists assembled by the Honorable
Minister of Health who supported us in the course of looking after Yusuf. “We
are grateful to all Nigerians who prayed for Yusuf, his family and his carers.
His response to treatment so far is clear testimony to answered prayers.
“We
did note some very misleading reports about this incident making the rounds in
some social media outlets. Most of them would not ordinarily need to be
responded to. “Suffice to say that there was only one person involved in this
incident. No one else required treatment for this incident or its aftermath.
Yusuf’s friend was not involved in the accident and did not sustain any
injuries whatsoever.
“Her Excellency was not at any time treated for shock and
she was not admitted into Cedarcrest at any time. “In addition, Cedarcrest
Hospitals has remained open to other in-patients and out-patients and at no
time were any patients denied access to the hospital.’
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